Simulations and Security Processes
Abstract
There are a lot of interesting uses for simulations in security. One of them is evaluating the effect of security controls or mechanisms in your enterprise that otherwise would be difficult to recreate. In this chapter, we use the Arena software to demonstrate the power of simulations, using a scenario involving the evaluation of antivirus (AV) e-mail security gateway products. Other security applications of simulations include determining the effects of patching or frequency of AV updates, and evaluating different types of cyber attacks against your organization.
Keywords
Arena; Conceptual model; Descriptive statistics; Evaluating performance; Security analytics; SimulationsGet Information Security Analytics now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
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